Volume 45, Issue 5 pp. 791-799
Review Article

A Review of Biomass Resources and Thermochemical Conversion Technologies

Shivangi Jha

Shivangi Jha

University of Saskatchewan, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, S7N 5A9 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

University of Saskatchewan, chool of Environment and Sustainability, S7N 5C8 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Jude A. Okolie

Jude A. Okolie

University of Saskatchewan, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, S7N 5A9 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Sonil Nanda

Sonil Nanda

University of Saskatchewan, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, S7N 5A9 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Ajay K. Dalai

Corresponding Author

Ajay K. Dalai

University of Saskatchewan, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, S7N 5A9 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Correspondence: Ajay K. Dalai ([email protected]), Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5A9, Canada.Search for more papers by this author
First published: 21 February 2022
Citations: 24

Abstract

Waste biomass has the potential to produce renewable fuels and fine chemicals. Biofuels derived from agricultural, forestry, and energy crop systems are promising resources to address climate change and minimize greenhouse gas emissions. The recent advances in various thermochemical technologies for the conversion of waste biomass to value-added biofuel products are discussed. A summarized outline of thermochemical technologies such as torrefaction, liquefaction, pyrolysis, and gasification is provided. An overview of different types and sources of biomass as well as their physicochemical properties is presented. The thermochemical conversion products and their environmental benefits are considered as well.

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